Imaging method and imaging apparatus

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EP 1 765 005 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/09

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/12

(21)	Application number: 06254731.0

(22)	Date of filing: 11.09.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04N 5/232^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

16.09.2005 JP 2005269632

(71)	Applicant: Sony Corporation
	Tokyo 141 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Nomura, Hirofumi c/o Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP) Kumaki, Jinyo c/o Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP) Shimada, Junji c/o Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP) Nishi, Nobuo c/o Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP) Meng, Long c/o Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Mills, Julia
	D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)

(54)	Imaging method and imaging apparatus

(57) An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes an image capturing section, a motion detecting section, a reliability determining section, a shaking compensating section, and a filtering section. The image capturing section captures a plurality of images which chronologically differ. The motion detecting section detects motion of the plurality of images and generates motion information. The reliability determining section determines reliability of the motion information. The shaking compensating section compensates shaking which takes place among the plurality of images corresponding to the motion information. The filtering section filters an image which has been compensated for shaking by using a recursive filter. A characteristic of the filtering section is varied corresponding to the reliability of the motion information.

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